Italian invasion of abyssinia 1935–36, the
Auteur :
Nicolle, Dr David
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781855326927
Date de publication :
15 oct. 1997
Dimensions :
24,7 x 18,1 x 0,4 cm
Poids :
186 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An account of the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in 1935. It took just seven months to defeat Emperor Haile Salassie, using poison gas against an army equipped mostly with medieval weapons. The campaign was an important lesson to Nazi Germany of the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations.